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Apology letter by 'Scorpions' drug gang found after Americans killed in Mexico

Five men, members of a faction of the Gulf cartel named the 'Scorpions', were reportedly turned in to authorities in Matamoros, Mexico, along with a letter allegedly assuming responsibility for the kidnapping of four Americans

Daily Mirror

Mexican Gulf drug cartel boss ‘La Kena’ could be behind deadly kidnapping of American tourists

Jose Alberto Garcia Vilano’s whereabouts remain unknown since Mexican officials put out a reward for his capture in April 2022

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Mexico town Americans were kidnapped was site of horror 1989 murder of spring breaker Mark Kilroy

Almost 34 years after the killing of Mark Kilroy, Matamoros is once again the site of global attention after the kidnapping of four American tourists from South Carolina

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Survivor of deadly Mexico kidnapping details horror of watching loved ones' last moments

The four friends had driven across the border into Mexico to attend a tummy-tuck appointment, but were ambushed in the city of Matamoros by armed men and bullets started flying

Daily Mirror

Fifth American tourist reveals lucky escape from Mexico cartel kidnapping

Cheryl Orange was part of the group of American childhood friends who drove from South Carolina to the border so that Latavia ‘Tay’ McGee could get a tummy tuck procedure

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping — latest: Drug cartel ‘apologises’ for attack on American victims as suspect photo emerges

Video appears to capture the moment American victims Latavia ‘Tay’ Mcgee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams were kidnapped in Matamoros – an area dominated by the Gulf drug cartel

The Independent UK

Medical tourism in spotlight after Mexico kidnapping

WASHINGTON: As reports swirl around the recent kidnapping in Mexico of four Americans, two of whom were killed, one detail has drawn particular attention -- they had crossed the border for a medical procedure.

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Friend warned police Americans feared missing in Mexico

The frantic effort to rescue four Americans taken captive by a cartel in Mexico during a kidnapping that left two dead came after a fifth person who traveled with the group to Texas called police there

The Independent UK

South Carolina kidnapping victims’ trip to Mexico was part of growing US trend. Here’s what to know about medical tourism

Three of the South Carolina kidnapping victims accompanied the fourth to Mexico so she could get medical care — part of a growing U.S. trend of traveling abroad for health treatments.

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More details of Mexico kidnapping and murders emerge as 2 survivors return home to South Carolina

The two Americans who survived a deadly kidnapping in Mexico, where two others were killed, returned to the U.S. with a harrowing tale.

Tribune News Service

A group of childhood friends took a trip to Mexico. Only two made it out alive

LaTavia “Tay” McGee and Eric survived a terrifying abduction in Matamoros, but by the time Mexican authorities rescued them from a “stash house” four days later, their friends Zindell Brown and Shaeed Woodard had been killed before their eyes. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

American killed in Mexico kidnapping tried to cancel tummy tuck trip over drug cartel fears

Zindell Brown told his sister that he was worried about the dangers of visiting Matamoros

The Independent UK

A tummy tuck appointment, cartel ambush on video and stash house rescue: Timeline of the Mexico kidnapping

Here’s a timeline of events in the deadly kidnapping of four US citizens in Mexico

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Wife of American tourist who survived Mexico cartel kidnapping says she didn’t even know he’d left US

Eric James Williams and his friend Latavia ‘Tay’ McGee were rescued from a drug cartel ‘stash house’ on Tuesday – but their friends Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were found dead

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2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico; 2 others rescued and returned to US

Two of four U.S. citizens kidnapped at gunpoint last week in northern Mexico were found dead Tuesday, Mexican authorities said, while two others were freed and transported to the United States in a dramatic rescue operation that capped off a days-long manhunt.

Tribune News Service

2 SC survivors of Mexico kidnapping identified; remains of 2 who were killed not returned yet

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two of four South Carolina natives kidnapped in Mexico were being treated in a Brownsville, Texas, hospital Tuesday, while State Department officials worked to have the remains of the two who were killed returned, officials say.

The Independent UK

Medical tourism: Traveling outside US for care is common

The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico highlighted a common practice for many people in the U.S.: traveling to other countries for medical care that either is not available at home or costs a lot less

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2 survivors of Mexico kidnapping back in US; remains of 2 killed not returned yet

Two of four people kidnapped in Mexico after traveling from South Carolina have arrived in the United States, while the remains of the two who were killed are in the process of being returned, officials say.

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Joe Biden's new plan to tax the rich, Ukraine denies involvement in Nord Stream attacks, and Melbourne Airport faces delays — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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2 people from SC found dead after Mexico kidnapping, 2 others alive

Two of the four people kidnapped in Mexico after traveling from South Carolina have been found dead, while the other two are alive, officials announced on Tuesday.

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Two Americans dead, one injured in Mexico kidnapping: Official

Mexican official says two Americans abducted in Mexico are dead, two alive after Matomoros kidnapping.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping — live: Americans seized by drug cartel asked for directions before deadly Matamoros attack

Video seemingly showed the moment Latavia ‘Tay’ Mcgee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams were kidnapped in Matamoros - an area dominated by the Gulf drug cartel

Tribune News Service

With the kidnapping of 4 US citizens, is it safe to travel to Mexico?

DALLAS — Public safety concerns have spiked around travel to Mexico, with the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. The visitors had just crossed the border through Brownsville, Texas.

Tribune News Service

FedEx driver pleads not guilty to capital murder, kidnapping of 7-year-old Athena Strand

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tanner Horner, the FedEx driver indicted on capital murder and kidnapping charges in the killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment hearing Monday in Wise County.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping map: Where were four US citizens abducted at gunpoint in Matamoros?

Four Americans drove across the US border with Mexico on 3 March in their white minivan, where they were ambushed by armed men

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